Pollard scores 21 as Dayton upsets No. 21 Vanderbilt 72-67
Kendall Pollard scored a season-high 21 points, and Dayton rallied from 16 points down late in the first half to upset No. 21 Vanderbilt 72-67 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Dayton Flyers
72
Vanderbilt Commodores
67
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY | 32 | 40 | 72 |
| VAN | 40 | 27 | 67 |
Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · 10,469 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Siena Saints | L 89-99 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | vs Northern Illinois Huskies | L 76-81 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs NJIT Highlanders | W 89-58 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 72-67
Kendall Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 71-67
Foul on Riley LaChance.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 71-67
Kyle Davis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 70-67
Kyle Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 69-67
Foul on Jeff Roberson.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 69-67
Foul on Joe Toye.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 69-67
Matthew Fisher-Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wade Baldwin IV.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 69-64
Foul on Damian Jones.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 69-64
Foul on Wade Baldwin IV.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-64
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-63
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 69-62
Foul on Charles Cooke.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 69-62
Kendall Pollard made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 66-62
Foul on Sam Miller.
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LayUpShot 2:44 66-62
Sam Miller made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:13 64-62
Matthew Fisher-Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damian Jones.
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JumpShot 4:29 64-59
Charles Cooke made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:54 62-59
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:54 62-58
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:54 62-57
Foul on Steve McElvene.
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JumpShot 5:08 62-57
Steve McElvene made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:57 60-57
Kyle Davis made Layup. Assisted by Scoochie Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:21 58-57
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:21 58-56
Foul on Kendall Pollard.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 58-56
Foul on Riley LaChance.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:37 58-56
Kyle Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:37 57-56
Foul on Josh Henderson.
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JumpShot 7:46 57-56
Riley LaChance made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:07 57-54
Foul on Scoochie Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:24 57-54
Josh Henderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:24 57-53
Josh Henderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:24 57-52
Foul on Xeyrius Williams.
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PersonalFoul 8:45 57-52
Foul on Sam Miller.
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PersonalFoul 8:52 57-52
Foul on Josh Henderson.
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LayUpShot 9:56 57-52
Wade Baldwin IV made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:16 57-50
Xeyrius Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:38 54-50
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:38 54-49
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:38 54-48
Foul on Darrell Davis.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 54-48
Foul on Charles Cooke.
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PersonalFoul 11:07 54-48
Foul on Kendall Pollard.
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LayUpShot 11:35 54-48
Kendall Pollard made Layup. Assisted by Charles Cooke.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:55 52-48
Damian Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:55 52-47
Foul on Darrell Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:07 52-47
Kendall Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:07 51-47
Foul on Nolan Cressler.
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LayUpShot 12:07 51-47
Kendall Pollard made Layup.
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JumpShot 13:07 49-47
Scoochie Smith made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:32 47-47
Foul on Jeff Roberson.
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JumpShot 13:32 47-47
Kendall Pollard made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:50 45-47
Damian Jones made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:50 45-46
Foul on Steve McElvene.
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DunkShot 13:50 45-46
Damian Jones made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 15:29 45-44
Charles Cooke made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:41 43-44
Scoochie Smith made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 16:52 41-44
Foul on Kyle Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:05 41-44
Kendall Pollard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:05 40-44
Foul on Jeff Roberson.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:21 40-44
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:21 40-43
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 72-67
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:01 72-67
Vanderbilt Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 72-67
Riley LaChance missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:02 72-67
Riley LaChance Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 72-67
Wade Baldwin IV missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 72-67
Kendall Pollard made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:07 71-67
Dayton Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 71-67
Kendall Pollard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 71-67
Foul on Riley LaChance.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:08 71-67
Wade Baldwin IV Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 71-67
Kyle Davis made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 70-67
Kyle Davis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 69-67
Foul on Jeff Roberson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:16 69-67
Kyle Davis Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:16 69-67
Wade Baldwin IV missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:25 69-67
Matthew Fisher-Davis Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 69-67
Charles Cooke missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 69-67
Foul on Joe Toye.
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ShortTimeOut 0:25 69-67
Vanderbilt Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:28 69-67
Matthew Fisher-Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wade Baldwin IV.
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 69-64
Damian Jones Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:36 69-64
Scoochie Smith missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:36 69-64
Foul on Damian Jones.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 69-64
Scoochie Smith Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-64
Scoochie Smith missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 69-64
Foul on Wade Baldwin IV.
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ShortTimeOut 0:38 69-64
Vanderbilt Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-64
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 69-63
Wade Baldwin IV made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 69-62
Foul on Charles Cooke.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 69-62
Kendall Pollard made Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:54 66-62
Steve McElvene Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:54 66-62
Damian Jones Block.
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JumpShot 0:54 66-62
Scoochie Smith missed Jumper.
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Steal 1:18 66-62
Steve McElvene Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:18 66-62
Matthew Fisher-Davis Turnover.
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Jumpball 1:42 66-62
Jump Ball won by Vanderbilt
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Steal 1:42 66-62
Jeff Roberson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:42 66-62
Steve McElvene Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:08 66-62
Darrell Davis Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
DAY
VAN
27-60
FG
21-51
45
Field Goal %
41
5-15
3PT
6-17
33
Three Point %
35
13-22
FT
19-25
59
Free Throw %
76
41
Rebounds
31
15
Offensive Rebounds
7
26
Defensive Rebounds
24
9
Assists
6
7
Steals
3
1
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
13
1
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Points Off Turnovers
13
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
21
Fouls
21
7
Largest Lead
16
Highlights
00:43
Kendall Pollard gets pumped, converts a three point play to make an opening statement
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00:15
Dayton goes from Scoochie smooth to Pollard power
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00:29
Huge rejection by Steve McElvene
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00:26
Wade Baldwin IV drives baseline for a three point play opportunity
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